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2009 | How To Enter
Send a VHS or DVD preview of your work along with a brief Film Description, completed Entry Form, Entry Fee, and any additional information you would like to include. If you are a student, please include a photocopy of a current School ID. Please be sure all Entry materials are CLEARLY LABELED with the Title, Running Time, Director, and Contact Information. Films in languages other than English must be subtitled or dubbed in English. Preview tapes will not be returned.
You must complete an Entry Form for each film entered. Entry forms are available for pdf download, or you can print from your browser. This may be found at www.icdocs.net. You may also request an Entry Form through the USPS by sending a self addressed stamped envelope to:
Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival
PO Box 10008
Iowa City, IA 52240
U S A
Entry Fees
$15.00 for Early Entries posted by December 12, 2008, $20.00 for Entries received by January 16, 2009 ($10/$15 students) We accept personal checks drawn on US banks, a cashier’s check or money order, and international checks or money orders (must have written upon it “In US Funds Only”). Please make checks payable to Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival. To pay by credit card, please use Paypal with ICDOCS@GMAIL.COM
International Entries shipped from outside the US can waive the Entry Fee BEFORE the early deadline, and are subject to a $10 entry fee if mailed after 12 December 2008.
If you are seeking a student discount, please include a photocopy of your current student ID along with your entry.
Selection & Notification
Festival board members meet throughout the winter to view all entries and decide which to program for the festival competition. Works selected to screen in the festival will be notified in March. If your film or video is accepted, a festival Screening Copy must be received by March 26, 2009. We also request Production Credits, Filmmaker Bio and a Still. Film (8mm, 16mm and 35mm) is preferred whenever possible. All film prints must be on projection reels, heads out. NO CORES. Each reel and film container must be clearly labeled. The VHS or DVD preview copy will be used as a backup screening copy.
Shipping
Entrants are responsible for the cost of shipping Preview Copies and Screening Copies to the festival. The festival cannot accept responsibility for damage or loss of materials while in transit. ICDOCS will not accept entries mailed in fiber envelopes. Please use only plastic or bubble pack cases when shipping. ICDOCS will cover the cost of returning Screening Copies only to those programmed for festival competition.
Send Entries To:
Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival
PO Box 10008
Iowa City, IA 52240
U S A
Contact
For more information, or questions concerning the entry process:
Evan Meaney
icdocs@gmail.com